Clifton Dean Sentenced to 25 YEARS after Jury Trial and Conviction

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenville, MS—On Monday, August 13th, Senior Circuit Judge Ashley Hines sentenced Clifton Dean to the maximum punishment allowed for his role in the killing of Frederick Williams on March 30, 2012. Dean was convicted by a Washington County Jury at the conclusion of his trial in mid-July. During the sentencing hearing, relatives of Williams fought back tears and channeled emotion …

Markee Gibson Sentenced to 20 Years for Greenville Killing

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenville, MS- Marquee Gibson was sentenced in the Circuit Court of Washington County District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. Gibson was sentenced to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections after he pled guilty to Manslaughter for the 2016 killing of Jaricky Jackson in Greenville. Gibson was scheduled to go to trial in July in …

Crime Spree Ends with Twenty-Eight Year Sentence

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenville, MS- A man responsible for a Washington County crime spree was brought to justice this week in Washington County. Lorenzo Dye pled guilty to multiple felony crimes in front of Judge Ashley Hines District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today and was sentenced to twenty-eight total years with the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Dye pled guilty to multiple offenses, …

Three sentenced in killing of a seventeen year old in Itta Bena

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenwood, MS: On August 6, 2018, in Leflore County Circuit Court, Demarcio Baines and Devonte Williams pled guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of seventeen (17) year old Knicholas “Little Nick” Bradley in Itta Bena, Mississippi. Andraus Griggs also pled guilty to conspiracy to shoot into a dwelling in relation to the shooting death of Knicholas Bradley. One day …

Father’s Day shooter pleads guilty to Manslaughter and Aggravated Assault

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenwood, MS: Dexter Jackson of Greenwood pled guilty in Leflore County Circuit Court to the shooting death of Corey Spells and the aggravated assault of Drekus Lindsey, which occurred on Father’s Day in 2016. Jackson was indicted by the April 2017 grand jury for the charge of first degree murder and aggravated assault, which arising out of the June 19, …

Samuel Ford sentenced to thirty years for Statutory Rape

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenwood, MS: On August 9, 2018, Senior Circuit Court Judge Ashley Hines sentenced Samuel Ford to a term of thirty (30) years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections after Ford pled guilty to the statutory rape. Ford was indicted for statutory rape in the November 2017 grand jury. After the thirteen (13) year old girl’s mother discovered that she had …

Habitual Auto Burglar sentenced in thirteen counts of Auto Burglary and one count of a Possession of a Firearm by a Felon

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenwood, MS: In Leflore County Circuit Court, Greenville native, Isiah Hall, pled guilty to thirteen (13) counts of automobile burglary and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Hall was indicted for the fourteen (14) different charges as a Habitual Offender by the January 2018 grand jury. The Leflore County Sheriff’s Department thoroughly investigated reports of …

Second Killer Convicted in Northland Village Slaying

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenville, MS—Clifton Dean of Greenville was convicted by a Washington County Jury following a two-day trial, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. In the midnight hour of March 30, 2012, officers of the Greenville Police Department responded to the Northland Village Apartment Complex in reference to shots being fired and a possible wounded person on scene. Upon arrival, bystanders immediately …

Lorenza Brooks sentenced to 30 years for 2nd Degree Murder

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenwood, MS – In Leflore County Circuit Court, Lorenza Brooks, 19 yoa, pled guilty to killing Dalvin Pacley, 22 yoa, on June 29, 2016, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. On June 29, 2016, Deputies with the Leflore County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to Rainey Alley in Itta Bena, MS where they were informed by witnesses that Dalvin Pacley had …

Lanelson Spells pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenwood, MS – In Leflore Circuit Court, Lanelson Spells, 26 yoa, pled guilty for the shooting death of Larry Stephens, 21 yoa at the time of his death, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Spells had been indicted by the April 2017 Leflore County grand jury for the charge of First Degree Murder that stemmed from the August 25, 2016 …